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inside the pentagon they are consumed right now with the sequester. the looming $500 billion and budget cuts. they don't need this monkey wrench thrown into the works. hagel has support in the pentagon but there's leeriness, he didn't do very well in his confirmation hearing and there is blood in the water and the they're moving inÑi for the kil. basically i think what's happening and what happened today is the sense that this is another ten days for drips, drips, drips that could send his nomination into a tail spin. but basically the military's professional. ash carter, the deputy, is a great guy. secretary panetta, who spent time this afternoon at section 60 of arlington national cemetery, was hoping to say good-bye to some ofxd the young men and women who died in afghanistan and iraq and then those monterey for keeps will be coming back and going to brussels next week. >> warner: for the nato ministers meeting. you said there was some leeriness in the pentagon aboutó hagel and what kind of a defense secretary he is. based on what? >> based on th
inside the pentagon they are consumed right now with the sequester. the looming $500 billion and budget cuts. they don't need this monkey wrench thrown into the works. hagel has support in the pentagon but there's leeriness, he didn't do very well in his confirmation hearing and there is blood in the water and the they're moving inÑi for the kil. basically i think what's happening and what happened today is the sense that this is another ten days for drips, drips, drips that could send his...
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they'll do one more thing, pass a companion bill to fund the pentagon and troops in the event of shutdown so troops aren't left without pay. >> we heard from senator harry reid say he is not dealing with any piece of legislation that does anything to obama care. what are you hearing from senate staffers. >> reporter: he said that. they're saying the same thing. procedurally it is pretty interesting, we think we know where this is probably headed based on the arcane procedure baked into this. the way this is structured harry reid will have a pretty easy time killing the two amendments that i just described, the senate which is likely now to maybe come back sunday we're hearing instead of the originally scheduled monday. harry reid would only need 51 votes to kill the obama care delay that house republicans want to try again on. he wouldn't need the magical 60 votes ordeal with ted cruz or anything like that. on the medical device tax, same goes. he only needs 51 votes. the only question is would he prevent enough senate democrats from flip flopping. they say they're not voting for this rep
they'll do one more thing, pass a companion bill to fund the pentagon and troops in the event of shutdown so troops aren't left without pay. >> we heard from senator harry reid say he is not dealing with any piece of legislation that does anything to obama care. what are you hearing from senate staffers. >> reporter: he said that. they're saying the same thing. procedurally it is pretty interesting, we think we know where this is probably headed based on the arcane procedure baked...
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conversely, i talked to people in the pentagon. the lower in ranks you go, the more they like this guy. the more they like the sense that an enlisted man is going to run the building. if you can use that as a springboard he's facing immense challenges from sequestration to afghanistan to a nuclear iran but it's an opportunity for him to seize the moment. if he does, people will forget this pretty quickly i think. >> woodruff: what about the sour relations or whatever lingering effect there is from this loud vote of no confidence from republicans in the senate? does that affect his ability to do his job? >> i think the important thing for people to realize is it's a perceptions game. if he lets it bother him, it will. but conversely, if he doesn't and if he moves on out, i mean, senators today we're talking some are saying, this will wound him like senator graham of south carolina. others like the chairman of the committee senator levin said no it won't. we're all about tomorrow. we don't focus that much on the past. the truth is so
conversely, i talked to people in the pentagon. the lower in ranks you go, the more they like this guy. the more they like the sense that an enlisted man is going to run the building. if you can use that as a springboard he's facing immense challenges from sequestration to afghanistan to a nuclear iran but it's an opportunity for him to seize the moment. if he does, people will forget this pretty quickly i think. >> woodruff: what about the sour relations or whatever lingering effect...
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it wasn't until members of congress started to ask questions, or senior officials in the pentagon said, hey, wait, why hasn't this been looked at mour thoroughly, and an article in the "washington post" that helped lead them to order this investigation. >> let's go back a moment. this wasn't the first incident at this base. >> certainly not. there was an incident called "the burning man" incident where an afghan translator working for british forces tried to drive a van, and rammed a plane carrying leon panetta. and when he missed, he almost ran over general gargganus, who later on told an untruth to reporters who were on the plane with panetta, saying there was no real incident. that translator drove his van into a ditch and tried to light himself on fire. there was already a heightened concern about attacks on that base. >> security bases in afghanistan a different ball of wax than other places we've been in part because of the ongoing withdrawal of the troops? >> it certainly complicates the matter. as troops are being reduced, and yet bases remain open, there is a need to protect t
it wasn't until members of congress started to ask questions, or senior officials in the pentagon said, hey, wait, why hasn't this been looked at mour thoroughly, and an article in the "washington post" that helped lead them to order this investigation. >> let's go back a moment. this wasn't the first incident at this base. >> certainly not. there was an incident called "the burning man" incident where an afghan translator working for british forces tried to...
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leave the overall sequester cuts of $85 billion in place but it would also make adjustments, increasing pentagon funding for military readiness and allowing border patrols to maintain current staff members without furloughs. other changes will protect funding for federal prisons and for firefighting programs in the west and ensure new funding for embassy security. all of that have in a continuing resolution or "c.r." senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. >> we are optimistic that we'll be able to pass a c.r. through the house and the senate. at the sequester level. and thereby not have a huge dispute over the continued operation of the government for the rest of the year. there seems to be no interest on either side and having a kind of confrontational government shut down scenario. >> suarez: still, democrats will want some changes. for one thing, the republican bill denice funding for implementing health care reform and overhauling financial regulation. senate majority leader harry reid. >> so what remains to be seen is whether this move is truly a shift in strategy for republicans or just a
leave the overall sequester cuts of $85 billion in place but it would also make adjustments, increasing pentagon funding for military readiness and allowing border patrols to maintain current staff members without furloughs. other changes will protect funding for federal prisons and for firefighting programs in the west and ensure new funding for embassy security. all of that have in a continuing resolution or "c.r." senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. >> we are optimistic...
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. >> ifill: a recent pentagon study found as many as 26,000 sexual assaults went unreported last year, up nearly 7,000 from 2010. gillibrand warned victims do not believe the chain of command will treat them fairly. >> my concern is that you have lost the trust of the men and women who rely on you. that you will actually bring justice in these cases. they're afraid to report. they think their careers will be over. they fear retaliation. they fear being blamed. >> reporter: but the chiefs argue that if commanders don't decide on sexual assault cases it could hurt unit cohesion. indiana democrat joe donnelly questioned odierno on that claim. >> why would a soldier think less of their commander simply because their commander doesn't handle this area? >> i want the commander fully involved in the decisions that have an impact on the morale and cohesion of the unit to include punishment. to include u.c.m.j.. that's their responsibility. it's not too much responsibility. in my mind, it sets the tone. >> reporter: but republican john mccain of arizona said the problem may already be doing mo
. >> ifill: a recent pentagon study found as many as 26,000 sexual assaults went unreported last year, up nearly 7,000 from 2010. gillibrand warned victims do not believe the chain of command will treat them fairly. >> my concern is that you have lost the trust of the men and women who rely on you. that you will actually bring justice in these cases. they're afraid to report. they think their careers will be over. they fear retaliation. they fear being blamed. >> reporter: but...
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now cyber command is the pentagon's branch that both defends the pentagon's networks against cyber attacks and puts together offensive attacks, similar to the one that the united states conducted on iran a few years ago. some people have been concerned that puts too much power in the hands of one military commander. the president has decided to go ahead with it. >> i'm struck by the combination in your stories and this issue about, you know, the perceived need for some sort of chan transparency and yet, the public not seeming to be too alarmed on this or at least giving the government some leeway on this. it's almost like the public's right to know, in this case like the public doesn't want to know. do you sense the push and pull? >> you certainly do. there was a bit of a sense right now that the committee that reported to president obama was in fact significantly more aggressive in talking about cutting back on some of these programs than the public has at least articulated so far. we think that the committee, in fact, wants to have significantly greater transparency for a number of the p
now cyber command is the pentagon's branch that both defends the pentagon's networks against cyber attacks and puts together offensive attacks, similar to the one that the united states conducted on iran a few years ago. some people have been concerned that puts too much power in the hands of one military commander. the president has decided to go ahead with it. >> i'm struck by the combination in your stories and this issue about, you know, the perceived need for some sort of chan...
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secretary chuck hagel announced it today at a town hall with pentagon workers. thousands of workers at shipyards will be exempt, and there won't be as many furlough days as originally feared. but hagel said he could not avoid furloughs entirely under mandatory budget cuts from sequestration. >> i can't run this institution into the ditch. this will go until the end to have fiscal year. we've taken it as close to the line as we can and it's still capable of protecting this country and this country's interest around the world. >> holman: the furloughs are set to begin in early july. three u.s. troops were killed in southern afghanistan today. nato said ty died when a roadside bomb struck their convoy in the zhari district of kandahar province. a day earlier, a truck bomb killed three georgian soldiers in the nato force. so far this year, 58 foreign troops have died in afghanistan, including 44 americans. authors of a sweeping u.s. immigration bill defeated new efforts today to make major changes in the measure. the senate judiciary committee spent a second day vot
secretary chuck hagel announced it today at a town hall with pentagon workers. thousands of workers at shipyards will be exempt, and there won't be as many furlough days as originally feared. but hagel said he could not avoid furloughs entirely under mandatory budget cuts from sequestration. >> i can't run this institution into the ditch. this will go until the end to have fiscal year. we've taken it as close to the line as we can and it's still capable of protecting this country and this...
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meanwhile, the pentagon has launched three separate reviews into the rampage. they'll focus mainly on the navy yard's security and employee clearance process. we'll have more on the mental health angle, later in the program. >> ifill: government troops in kenya spent this day combing nairobi's westgate mall, making sure the site is finally secure after a four-day battle. the confirmed death toll stood at 72, but the somali militant group behind the assault al- shabaab claimed nearly twice that many had died. we have a report from lindsey hilsum of "independent television news." >> reporter: the bomb squad and their sniffer dogs prepared to go into west gate. the siege is over but there may be booby traps or unexploded grenades lying in the rubble. this amateur footage shows the collapsed four story car park. it's not yet clear why it caved in yesterday but it seems that was how the siege ended, with the terrorists buried underneath. the red cross says 71 people are still missing but the government maintains there were very few, if any, civilians left inside. >>
meanwhile, the pentagon has launched three separate reviews into the rampage. they'll focus mainly on the navy yard's security and employee clearance process. we'll have more on the mental health angle, later in the program. >> ifill: government troops in kenya spent this day combing nairobi's westgate mall, making sure the site is finally secure after a four-day battle. the confirmed death toll stood at 72, but the somali militant group behind the assault al- shabaab claimed nearly twice...
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so in the case of the pentagon, you know, that means that destroyers, various aircraft carriers will not deploy to places like the persian gulf and other theatre, and that's a big effect on local economies, in areas like rampton rode, virginia, san diego. and it's an effect affect that will be clearly felt on contractors who rely on navy contracts for shipbuildings. so i think the affects will be gradual. no one can really tell when the agencies will sort of pull the plug. and as i said, the cuts nay not take effect for that long. >> suarez: you said at the outset there is a political dimension to this. of course as we enter the final week there most certainly is what is the they are telling opinion researchers if friday comes and goes without a deal? >> well, i think part of the problem is that many americans don't really understand what sequestration is. it's become this obsession in washington. but many people are only just now beginning to become aware of it. but the recent, a recent poll by the pew center for research said that many more republicans would be held responsible tha
so in the case of the pentagon, you know, that means that destroyers, various aircraft carriers will not deploy to places like the persian gulf and other theatre, and that's a big effect on local economies, in areas like rampton rode, virginia, san diego. and it's an effect affect that will be clearly felt on contractors who rely on navy contracts for shipbuildings. so i think the affects will be gradual. no one can really tell when the agencies will sort of pull the plug. and as i said, the...
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after lawmakers agreed on easing some budget cuts to food inspection services and flexibility for the pentagon on the sequester cuts. those automatic across-the-board spending cuts, agreed to during the last fiscal fights, will be felt more intensely over the next few weeks. finally, the broader issue as congress battles over the budget. today, house republicans approved their budget, which dramatically changes entitlement programs like medicare and makes more spending cuts. the senate began debate today on a very different version of a ten-year spending plan written by democrats. they call for higher taxes to fund government programs. house speaker john boehner remained skeptical. >> the budget that senate democrats are considering never balances, ever. that means more debt, fewer jobs and, frankly, much higher taxes from the american people. >> sreenivasan: the negotiations over these competing party visions for governing will begin in earnest when president obama submits his spending blueprint on april 8. with their work done, house members leave town today for a two week recess. while sena
after lawmakers agreed on easing some budget cuts to food inspection services and flexibility for the pentagon on the sequester cuts. those automatic across-the-board spending cuts, agreed to during the last fiscal fights, will be felt more intensely over the next few weeks. finally, the broader issue as congress battles over the budget. today, house republicans approved their budget, which dramatically changes entitlement programs like medicare and makes more spending cuts. the senate began...